Smart politics or green cowardice?
The Prime Minister’s U turn on green policies might be pragmatic politics, but Jim argues its bad for business craving certainty and the poor old planet.
Gary Neville: “I won’t be swallowed up by Politics.”
Read Jim’s comprehensive report on Downtown’s highly successful Business of Sport conference. Gary Neville talks frankly about sport and business and why politics is not for him. Jim reports on other contibutions including a football agent and progress on developments at top North West sporting stadia.
Angela, Lisa, and Lucy
Jim casts his eye on the North West winners and losers in Sir Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet shake up. He also tells the Education Secretary to get some better media advisors!
Green retreat as Europe burns
Jim looks forward to more difficult by elections for the government and fears for the green agenda after last week’s contests.
Wallace: Victim of Brexit
Jim partly blames Brexit for Ben Wallace NATO snub and looks at the toxic culture at Westminster.
The people set to speak
The stakes are high for Labour and the Conservatives in next week’s “mini General Election. Jim looks at the prospects.
The end for Ben Wallace?
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is not only snubbed by President Biden for a top NATO job, he’s losing his Lancashire seat. Jim takes the chance to examine our relations with America as well as looking at the regional shake up in parliamentary boundaries.
Opera won’t cause drama for rival cities
Jim gives a full report on an important Downtown event where the new leaders of Manchester and Liverpool Councils came together to outline their attitude to business and their hopes for a Labour government.
No bail outs, just build houses!
Building thousands of council houses without the right to buy is the only way to solve the mounting housing crisis. Jim suggests it might actually be popular with Tory voters.
Defend our institutions from these dangerous men
In light of the damning report on Boris Johnson, Jim warns of the threat posed to our institutions from populist politicians with big followings and no regard to standards in public life.
Driscoll: A Labour purge too far?
Jim asks are the North West’s two elected mayors risking a dangerous divide with “London Labour” in a row over a mayoral candidate in the North East?
The red petals fall off again
Are the red petals falling off Lancashire’s rose again in a fresh dispute over devolution to the county? Jim reports and also looks at two Northern mayors fighting their corner.